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Established 19 May 1834 as [[Camp Des Moines]] by Lt. Colonel [[Stephen Watts Kearny]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]] to control and protect the Sac and Fox Indians. Abandoned 1 Jun 1837 and the buildings sold to private owners. The fort site became the town of Montrose.
Established 19 May 1834 as [[Camp Des Moines]] by Lt. Colonel [[Stephen Watts Kearny]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]] to control and protect the Sac and Fox Indians. Abandoned 1 Jun 1837 and the buildings sold to private owners. The fort site became the town of Montrose.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Access to the only visible structure of the original fort is at Riverview Park at the end of Main street in Montrose. That structure is said to have been the platform of a barracks well and it is now a platform for three reader-boards and a small stone monument to the fort. Only one of the reader-boards pertains to the fort while the other two are about the Mormon experience in the area.
Marker only in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa
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Revision as of 16:57, 9 August 2020

Fort Des Moines (1) (1834-1837) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Des Moines in 1834 by Lt. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny, 1st U.S. Dragoons, in Lee County, Iowa. Renamed Fort Des Moines in 1835. Abandoned in 1837.

Fort Des Moines 1 Reader Board.
Fort Des Moines 1 Marker Stone.
Fort Des Moines 1 Markers on Barracks Well Site.

History

Established 19 May 1834 as Camp Des Moines by Lt. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny, 1st U.S. Dragoons to control and protect the Sac and Fox Indians. Abandoned 1 Jun 1837 and the buildings sold to private owners. The fort site became the town of Montrose.

Current Status

Marker only in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa

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Location: Montrose, Lee County, Iowa.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.53275 Long: -91.41375


GPS Locations:

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 284

Links:

Visited: 8 Aug 2020



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